Another interesting Facebook memo from Boz, Intel previews its next generation of mobile GPUs, more troubles in Softbank startup land, Quibi had a bit of a launch event today, and I saw Charmin’s toilet paper delivery robot. 

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Links:Don’t Tilt Scales Against Trump, Facebook Executive Warns (NYTimes)CES 2020: Intel previews Tiger Lake mobile processors and discrete GPU (CNET)Getaround to Lay Off About One-Fourth of Staff (The Information)ClassPass, finally a unicorn, raises $285M in new funding (TechCrunch)Quibi unveils "Turnstyle," its flagship mobile video format (Axios)Quibi's secret weapon: Videos that work in portrait and landscape mode (Engadget)Mind-blowing Delta board shows 100 passengers personalized flight details at the same time (Mashable)I tried Nreal’s mixed reality glasses at CES and now I want a pair (Android Authority)

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The TikTok divestment bill has probably already been signed into law. What happens now? What are the legal arguments that this thing can stick? What about things like, you know, the First Amendment? Also, ads in Windows? Time to take Meta’s RayBan smartglasses seriously? And what it’s like to use AI inside of Instagram.

Wed. 04/24 – What Now For TikTok?

Microsoft has launched new lightweight AI models. Perplexity has a big new raise. Meta wants other people to build Quest headsets. Another reason Apple needs to find new revenue. And if Congress really is going to ban TikTok, are they ever going to tell us exactly why?

Tue. 04/23 – Microsoft’s Own LLMs and Perplexity’s Big Raise

I know we’ve said this before, but TikTok really seems on the brink this time. What the heck is going on with Tesla? Tinder wants you to share your date. Streamers want you to stop dating around and playing the field. An open-source smarthome standard. And again, do we really need standalone AI devices when we already have smartphones?

Mon. 04/22 – TikTok Back On The Chopping Block?

Meta released Llama 3 yesterday, and some of the moves they made have made be consider if Zuck could win these first AI wars. Is Zuck also getting aggressive in VR? Why Apple had to take down the WhatsApp and Threads apps in China. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

Fri. 04/19 – All The News About Llama 3

Google has fired 28 employees for political protests yesterday. A well-known coding school has been fined by the CFPB. Game emulators come to the iPhone. TikTok’s Instagram clone is rolling out. Has Sony perfecting Mini LED TVs? And the Atlas robot has been reborn in a new body!

Wed. 01/08 - CES Day 3

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